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Using polymerase chain reaction amplification of commercially available DNA templates, we have mapped the human corticotropin-c releasing hormone receptor gene (CRHR) to the long arm of chromosome 17 (17q12—qter)
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Vamvakopoulos, N.C., Sioutopoulou, T.O. Human corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene (CRHR) is located on the long arm of chromosome 17 (17q12—qter). Chromosome Res 2, 471–473 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01552870
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